The 61st annual Cookout Contest at the Iowa State Fair is underway and contestants fired up their grills long before sunrise.

Over the weekend, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., traveled to Iowa in what could be a prelude to a presidential run in 2028. The ...

Winn & Sara’s Kitchen blends family tradition and flavor with Iowa’s most beloved egg rolls at the Iowa State Fair and beyond ...

Here's a list of what's happening on the sixth day of the 2025 Iowa State Fair, featuring a beard growing contest, cook-off ...

The Iowa State Fair opened an adaptive playground to create an accessible place for children of all abilities.

There is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday, Aug. 10. New rainfall could amount to a quarter or a half inch, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI) - The Iowa State Fair has implemented new mobile barricades at its main entrances to prevent ...

This year's fair opened Thursday and runs 11 days through Sunday, Aug. 17. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.

The Iowa State Dairy Science Club runs the "I Milked a Cow" experience at the Iowa State Fair, located in the Cattle Barn.

One of the newest attractions at the Iowa State Fair is the Blue Ribbon Bar and Eatery, and it comes from a long fair legacy.

In the mid-19th century leading up to the Westward Expansion, people traveled by covered wagon to attend the first Iowa State Fair in 1854 on a six-acre tract in Fairfield. Today, more than a million ...